Improvement in camp-stools



E. M. SAMMIS.

CAMP-STOOL.

No. 191,182. Patented May 22,1877.

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EDWARD M. SAMMIS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. [19 1,] 82, dated May22, 1877; application filed October 26, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD M. SAMMIS, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Camp-Stools,which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification,reference being bad to the accompanying drawings.

Thisinvention pertains to the class ofdevices known ascamp-stools; andtheimprovement consists in forming the seat of wood, made in two or moreparts, and so connecting them with each other and with the legs thatthey may be easily folded together or opened, as desired, and as willhereinafter appear.

Figure 1 represents a transverse section of the seat, with the legs inelevation. Fig. 2 is the same, with a modification of the hinges; andFig. 3 is a plan of the under side of the seat.

At A and A are shown the two parts of the seat, mounted upon the legs Band B, and at O is shown a hinge for attaching the two parts together,two of said hinges being shown at Fig. 3.

These hinges are preferably made in the form of strap-hinges, and arefastened transversely upon the two parts A and A of the seat. and withthe hinge-pivot directly under the joint, so that the two parts may befolded together by being raised up in the center.

The seat thus united is thus fastened upon the cross-round on the top oithe legs B and B by a strap surrounding the round, as at D, and whichmay be a portion of the strap forming the hinge O, or a separate strap;or it may be simply'a wire staple, as shown at E, Figs. 2 and 3, whichextends around the round at the top of the legs, and is then fastened tothe seat, and which thereby fastens the members of the seat to the legs,and at the same time permits them to be folded toordinary manner, or maybe varied to suit the convenience or taste of manufacturers.

To prevent the joint from pinching a person when resting upon the seat,the edges are beveled on the upper side, and thereby gives an openspace, which will notclose to make a tight joint on the top, and willthereby prevent any pinching action.

The entire surface of the seat may also be ornament-ed by cuttinggrooves at intervals on its face, like the one at the joint, and therebyform a series of ribs, if desired.

Other modifications may also be made without departing from the natureof my invention.

I claim 1. The combination of the two parts A A, hinged together asdescribed, of the loops attached to said parts, and the legs B B,connected with the loops, the whole arranged as and for the objectshereinbefore set forth.

2. The hinges (J, with loop D, in combination with the seat and legs ofa camp-stool, substantially as described, and for the purposes setforth.

3. The grooves on the under side of the seat A and A, in combinationwith the loop D or staple E, substantially as described, and for thepurposes set forth.

7 E. M. SAMMIS.

Attest:

J. SNowDEN BELL, F. .E-

